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Two-phase hydrodynamics in a miniature direct methanol fuel cell

✍ Scribed by Cullen R. Buie; Juan G. Santiago

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 642 KB
Volume: 52
Category: Article
ISSN: 0017-9310
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.05.003

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